Eike Maximilian Esders

Dust Scientist

University of Bayreuth

About me

I research the atmospheric transport of microplastics. Currently, I am writing my thesis, which talks about how to link detachment of microspheres to fluid forces, what fluid forces are needed to detach microplastics compared to mineral particles and possibly start their long-range transport, how airborne microplastics behave in turbulence and laminar flows and last but not least about the degredation of plastic surfaces by saltating sand particles.

When I am not at the university I observe airborne frisbees.

Interests

plastic dust emission
wind tunnel experiments
how microplastics impact our environment

Education

Investigating the atmospheric transport of microplastics, 2020
University of Bayreuth
MSc in Landscape Ecology, 2019
University of Münster
BSc in Landscape Ecology, 2016
University of Münster

Publications

Eike Maximilian Esders, Christoph Georgi, Wolfgang Babel, Andreas Held, Christoph K. Thomas (2024). Vertical concentrations gradients and transport of airborne microplastics in wind tunnel experiments. AR.

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Eike Maximilian Esders, Inka Krammel, Sebastian Sittl, Wolfgang Babel, Georg Papastavrou, Christoph K. Thomas (2023). Is transport of microplastics different from mineral particles? Idealized wind tunnel studies on polyethylene microspheres. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

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Eike Maximilian Esders, Inka Krammel, Sebastian Sittl, Wolfgang Babel, Georg Papastavrou, Christoph K. Thomas (2023). Is transport of microplastics different from that of mineral dust? Results from idealized wind tunnel studies. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

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Eike Maximilian Esders, Christoph Georgi, Wolfgang Babel, Andreas Held, Christoph K. Thomas (2022). Quantitative detection of aerial suspension of particles with a full-frame visual camera for atmospheric wind tunnel studies. Aerosol Science and Technology.

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Eike Maximilian Esders, Otto Klemm, Bettina Breuer, Yen-Jen Lai, Jui-Chu Yu, I-Ling Lai (2020). Use of a flexible chamber to measure stem respiration. Trees.

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Conferences

PhD Symposium of the CRC 1375 (2023). And the winner is: https://www.ubtaktuell.uni-bayreuth.de/phd-symposium-2023 (Organized & Attended)

PhD Symposium of the CRC 1375 (2022). Three days of exciting talks and good atmosphere. Read about it here: https://ubtaktuell.uni-bayreuth.de/sfb1357-doctoral-seminar (Organized & Attended)

Workshops

Prepare for doctoral defence held by Dr. Dunja Mohr (Organized & Attended)

The patriarchy of things - and how it influences my research held by Dr. Elena Köster (Attended)

WiN Kick-Off Career Orientation Workshop held by Dr. Alina Jahn (Organized & Attended)

Write-it-Right Workshop held by Gadi Rothenberg and Christopher Lowe (Attended)

Additional acitivities

PhD Representative of the CRC 1375 (2021-2023)

Supervision

Bachelorthesis - Max Stocker (2021): Influence of water surface and bubble bursting on near-surface turbulence in a wind tunnel